You Don't Know Jack about Bandwidth(queue.acm.org) |
You Don't Know Jack about Bandwidth(queue.acm.org) |
You Don’t Know Jack about Bandwidth - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41793658 - Oct 2024 (111 comments)
Tech on the phone says this is just how routers are supposed to work. He did clear my DHCP reservation table for me though, even though I was having problems with the APs and the DHCP / routing is handled by a separate box (afaik) and it was kind of a pain tracking down the 4-5 hardcoded IP addresses I had scattered around. He also says the new APs have no logging and no way for techs to access them. For a brand new system deployed in 2024! The router / fiber NID has extensive remote access and monitoring capabilities (although their mobile app has ~2-3 minute latencies for every page load). But no access to the APs! It boggles the mind. Just feels like box ticking all the way down.
how does someone justify moving from PIE to CAKE
TL;DR: Bandwidth != Latency, if you apply QoS/a wiser stack catering to some apps' need for lower latency, you can provide reasonable service to many users with limited bandwidth.
Too many apparently.
This problem has been solved but much like our bigger and faster computers efficency takes a back seat for MORE. Just throw MORE at it and the problem is solved. It's a failure of tech, capitalism, and the environment.
It's also very real that there's a shortage of equipment for consumers that support any QoS let alone fq_codel or CAKE at a reasonable bandwidth rate, unless you're a power user dabbling in "prosumer" devices or racking your own switches. You could probably use a Raspberry Pi to do this for a 1Gbps connection but very few people have the know-how to do such things.
Starting from there (to be checked), shortage of equipment is not a thing: most routers are programmable computers, all we need to do is update the software to something that doesn't suck. And best of all, the customer doesn't even have to know. They just wake up one morning, and as if by magic, their Zoom/Meets/Hangouts calls suddenly work better.
Now if most home routers are not updated by the ISP… my condolences to your country I guess.
Edit: OK, real question: how does home routing actually work in the US? Who is responsible for what equipment, and for the ISP issued equipment, are there any relevant remote update capabilities, and if so are ISPs actually competent at doing updates?
The software running on these things is usually garbage.
Typically people will get routers from their ISP, and their ISP often charges a monthly fee. The ISP is then responsible for troubleshooting and updates. Except for network management related updates, my experience has been that they don’t often (or sometimes ever) issue updates. ISPs here expect most people will never directly interface with the router’s management functionality so it’s often very basic and clunky.
In my home we put any CPE we get into pass through mode and connect our own rack of professional network gear.